Bakery/Sweets Albuquerque Restaurants
Albuquerque - Corrales
Flying Star Café
Sun-Thurs: 6am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 6am-11pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Winner of Best Casual Dining, Best Veggie Burger, Best Toast, Best Healthy Breakfast and Best Desserts in our restaurant polls. Sure, you go in thinking you’ll be good and get a skinny latte, scrambled egg whites and a side of turkey and green chile sausage, but five minutes later somebody’s saying “eclair” and the voice is coming from your mouth. But, boy, do they taste good.
 | | |  | | 2.86 rating (98 votes) |
Albuquerque - Downtown
ABQ Coffee Connection
Mon-Fri 7:30-4:00, Saturday 8:00-3:00 (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Bakery/Sweets, Coffee/Tea/Espresso, Deli/Sandwiches, Ice Cream/Smoothies/Gelato/Fro-Yo, American
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Cheese & Coffee Café Downtown
Mon-Fri: 10am-3pm
Sat: 10:30am-2:30pm
Sun: Closed (hours can change without notice)
Cheese & Coffee has some 20 sandwich choices, including a fruit and cheese, a gyro and a French dip, awaiting the hungry diner. The Sicilian sandwich—a pepperoni, capicola and mozzarella concoction on French bread—is most excellent. Try a slice of the moist and springy house-baked lemon cake with just enough tartness to complement the rich cream cheese frosting.
Full review: Dish Jockey: A World of Sandwiches ()
| | | | | 4 rating (2 votes) |
Java Joe’s
$ • Vegetarian Available • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Live Music • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet
Java Joe’s boasts a cool ’60s Haight-Ashbury feel but isn’t jam-packed with hippies or anything. It attracts a diverse crowd of cyclists, artists, musicians, hipsters and even grown-ups simply searching for a good cup of joe (albeit one made with house-roasted beans). From freshly baked scones and waffles to sandwiches and salads, the menu is simple and satisfying. Warning: Joe’s breakfast burritos may cause you to audibly but the regulars here will totally get it.
Read more: Gastronomic Love Letters (11/1/2018)
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| | | | | 3.25 rating (63 votes) |
Modern General
Mon-Sun - Kitchen 7:30am-3pm, juice/coffee bar 7:30am-5pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Wine Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Wireless Internet
At this breakfast-all-day joint, Vinaigrette mastermind Erin Wade serves wholesome takes on classic diner food. Think pancakes made with teff flour and full of kale, cabbage and flax seeds, smothered with spicy-sweet mayo and Japanese okonomi sauce. Or a fried egg sandwich on house-made sourdough bread and spread with yogurt. The drink menu is extensive, and includes coffee and tea drinks, beer and wine, smoothies, juices, health shots and warming elixirs. The stylish space is as lovely as the food, and there’s a small shop stocked with books and lifestyle goods that fit the Modern General ethos.
Alibi recommends: Sunshine bowl, London defogger, sourdough bread
Vibe: Warm and homey, in a kind of minimalist way.
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Rad[ish]
Monday- Thursday 9:45am- 5:45pm
Friday 9:45am- 1:45pm
Saturday 9:45 am- 1pm
Closed Sunday (hours can change without notice)
This bright, fresh restaurant truly serves organic food. They use real, whole foods like grass-fed dairy, cage-free eggs, grass-fed beef and organic chicken and produce. The meals are fast, convenient and delicious and naturally gluten-free. Now that’s rad.
| | | | | 5 rating (2 votes) |
Roma Bakery & Deli
Downtown chowhounds can enjoy a light, simple and delicious breakfast or lunch at the Roma Bakery & Deli. Choose a salad from the deli case (the spicy tuna is a must-try) or get the Magnífica deli-style sandwich, filled with salami, pepperoni and turkey topped with balsamic vinaigrette, for a filling meal at a great price. As a bonus, Oscar can tuck in a homemade cookie for dessert or you can eyeball other fresh bakery treats behind the glass to take home.
Full review: Roma Bakery and Deli will become your local go-to ()
| | | | | 3.07 rating (44 votes) |
Slate Street Café
Mon: 7:30am-3pm
Tue-Thurs: 7:30am-3pm, 5-9pm
Fri: 7:30am-3pm, 5-10pm
Sat: 9am-2pm, 5-10pm
Sun: 9am-2pm (hours can change without notice)
$$$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Booze Served • Wine Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Lounge
Slate is on a quiet, blink-and-you-miss-it avenue between Fifth and Sixth Street, nestled right in the heart of the legal district. Like the space itself, the menu is polished and unintimidating. Don’t miss the ahi tuna sandwich (with gluten-free bread available!). It's all very affordable for its level of quality. There’s also a fabulous wine loft with the wines listed by style—“just a little sweet,” “ABC: Anything But Chardonnay” or “sexy, elegant, austere”—not varietal or region. Demystifying the label like this makes it easy for patrons to pair wine and food.
Full review: The Slate Street Café ()
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| | | | | 3.76 rating (107 votes) |
Albuquerque - Fairgrounds
ABC Cake Shop
Mon-Sat: 7am-6pm
Sun: 9am-3pm (hours can change without notice)
A whole room at this shop is dedicated to displaying wedding cakes, its forté. Kids' cakes can be adorned with anything from Shrek to Kermit the Frog. Basic sheet cakes can be ordered to serve anywhere from 15 to 96 guests. Choose from cakes like marble, German chocolate or carrot; fillings like Bavarian cream, blueberry or chocolate fudge; and icings including butter cream, chocolate chipped cream and cream cheese. Cakes aside, a wide selection of Danishes, like strawberry cheese, praline and apricot, are also very tempting. The cookie selection is worth testing, especially Chinese almond and lemon coconut.
| | | | | 3.58 rating (72 votes) |
Buffett’s Candies
Mon-Sat: 9am-6pm
Sun: 12:30-5pm (hours can change without notice)
As you’re already well aware, Buffett's Candies is home to the largest candy cane this side of the Mississippi. (Admit it, you’ve always wanted to pop in and see if it’s got melon-sized bonbons to boot.) All the candies are made fresh with real butter, cream and sugar, and if there is piñon in it, you can be sure it came from New Mexico. And what tastes more like love than chocolate and piñon?
| | | | | 3.42 rating (46 votes) |
Helen’s Bakery
You could miss the decayed pink, green and purple cross that adorns Helen’s Bakery just north of Lomas in the blink of an eye but there you’ll find rows of Mexican pastries, cookies and rolls tucked away inside glass cases or cooling on a big metal rack up front. If you don’t speak Spanish, here’s how it all works: Walk up to the register, grab a pair of tongs and a cafeteria tray and load up on sweet treats. A little café serves savory Mexican snacks like tacos and chicharrones by the pound. As for meals, try the menudo.
| | | | | 3.16 rating (97 votes) |
Le Bistro
Mon-Sun 9am-9pm (hours can change without notice)
This Vietnamese joint is a triple threat of sit-down restaurant, a take-out spot and a bubble tea cafe. Their menu is huge and friendly to all sorts of dietary restrictions, and the food is super tasty. Some say that Le Bistro has the best pho in town. We say you should probably go and try it, just to see if what they say is true.
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The Specialty Shop
Mon-Fri: 9am-5:30pm
Sat: 8:30am-5pm
Sun: Closed (hours can change without notice)
Make your sweetie some homemade candies or create chocolates in fun shapes. You'll find everything you might ever need to make magically delicious sweet things—cookie cutters, cake pans, sprinkles in every color of the rainbow, doilies, lollipop molds, candy boxes, wedding cake supplies. The best part is that you can go up to the counter with a random object and say, “Hi, I'm thinking of making [insert name of wickedly difficult, obscure sweet here]. What do I need for that?” They'll hook you up with all the proper ingredients and then ask if you need a recipe. Now that's service.
| | | | | 2.87 rating (31 votes) |
Albuquerque - Far Northeast Heights
Flying Star Café
Mon-Thu: 6:30am-9:30pm
Fri-Sat: 6:30am-10pm
Sun: 6:30am-9pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Wine • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Sure, you go in thinking you’ll be good and get a skinny latte, scrambled egg whites and a side of turkey and green chile sausage, but five minutes later somebody’s saying “apple pie with ice cream” and the voice is coming from your mouth. Give in. It tastes good.
| | | | | 2.91 rating (76 votes) |
Flying Star Café
Sun-Mon: 6:30am-9:30pm
Tue-Thu: 6:30am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 6:30am-10:30pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Wine • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Sure, you go in thinking you’ll be good and get a skinny latte, scrambled egg whites, and a side of turkey and green chile sausage, but five minutes later somebody’s saying “apple pie with ice cream” and the voice is coming from your mouth. Give in. It tastes good.
| | | | | 2.02 rating (63 votes) |
Theobroma Chocolatier
Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Sun: Closed (hours can change without notice)
Floor-to-ceiling shelves boast gift baskets and bags, chocolate sculptures and molded items, giant "kisses" and sugar-free assortments. A chilled candy case shimmers with an assortment of chocolate truffles, creams and caramels sold by the piece. The counter is heaped with our favorite items, mostly chocolate poured over salty, crunchy things like pretzels, popcorn, nuts and cookies. Also, look for chocolate-covered strawberries and Taos Cow ice cream in eight flavors.
| | | | | 3.13 rating (53 votes) |
Albuquerque - I-25 Corridor
Oak Tree Café
This place has such a warm atmosphere and excellent customer service you’ll prefer it to dining with your own family. Owner Rob Carson is as personable a guy as you’ll ever meet, and his sandwiches aren’t too shabby either. Fresh bread, slow-roasted beef with au jus and Boar’s Head meats and cheeses give this sammich shop a rep for filling its customers up. The staff are an impeccably mannered bunch.
Full review: At your service ()
| | | | | 4 rating (24 votes) |
Smallcakes: A Cupcakery
Monday- Saturday 10am- 8pm
Sunday noon- 5pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Bakery/Sweets
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Albuquerque - Midtown
Ariana Halal Market
All of the dishes at Ariana come with a hefty portion of white basmati rice dusted with tart, purple sumac powder (a shaker of which accessorizes each table). The dishes also all come with a green, mustardy chutney of cilantro and walnuts, a sauce that relies on housemade yogurt, a salad of diced tomato, cucumber and onion, and a slice of flatbread, which is baked twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Don’t go if you’re in a hurry. There could be a guy in front of you buying lamb tongues or pickled garlic heads that need to be fished out of the vat. When you order, much of the meal is made from scratch. But there’s no need to stay planted at your table while you wait—interesting grocery items like Bulgarian feta, organic Afghani figs, chickpea cookies and vats of grapeseed oil beg for your inspection.
Read more: Locovore: Ariana Halal Market is a butcher, a baker and pickled garlic maker (11/3/2011)
| | | | | 4.64 rating (11 votes) |
Napoli Coffee
Mon-Fri 6am-6pm
Sat 7am-5pm
Sun 8am-3pm (hours can change without notice)
This is the kind of friendly, local and, above all, comfortable coffee shop that has become a rare breed since the caffeine-laced heyday of the mid-’90s. Napoli Coffee offers a warm and inviting sitting area that makes it a perfect hangout spot on a chilly winter’s day. You can pick up all the usual espresso drinks here as well as sandwiches, burritos and pastries.
| | | | | 3.5 rating (6 votes) |
